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1: Genome Biol. 2008;9(6):228. Epub 2008 Jun 17.Click here to read Click here to read Links

Does a new polyomavirus contribute to Merkel cell carcinoma?

Garneski KM, DeCaprio JA, Nghiem P.

Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.

A new technique designed to hunt for non-human transcripts has identified a novel SV40-like virus present in the majority of Merkel cell carcinomas. Here we examine what it will take to determine whether or not this virus contributes to carcinogenesis.

PMID: 18598371 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

PMCID: PMC2481414